Every time I get a new distribution (which has happened several times within a year) I have a lot to do to change it the way I want it. So here are a few suggestions which I think would be usefull to BLAG users (not just me).

First of all I would like to see more plugins for mozilla. For example JRE and FLASH plugins. Those are usually the first things I install (Well I install SDK).

Second of all I'd like to see a partitioning program with a nice GUI. Maybe it's just me but I often change my partitions after installation.

Also there are a few other programs that I'd like to be included in BLAG: K3B, xcdroast, frozen-bubble and downloader for x.

No offence... You have done an amazing job. I were especially pleaced that you included bluefish editor and a few p2p programs in it. I like BLAG way more than Fedora or Mandrake. These are merely suggestions.

i'd like to keep 1 CD. Right now, I don't see the need for a supplemental CD. If you want KDE, etc., download it using apt. :) But yes I like D4X (Downloader For X) and K3b would be handy.
FYI: J2E and Flash etc. can't be included because of their license.

First of all I would like to see more plugins for mozilla. For example JRE and FLASH plugins.

Flash isn't Free Software so I can't include it. I do include it in the repository list in case people want to sin and download it. Same story with JRE, more or less. It's also huge.

matti wrote:

Second of all I'd like to see a partitioning program with a nice GUI. Maybe it's just me but I often change my partitions after installation.

qtparted is the only thing I can think of that'll do it. Do you know of any others? I think qtparted needs something that isn't in BLAG as I recall trying to package it before (perhaps it needs KDE despite being a "qt" app). I'm open to suggestions here.

matti wrote:

Also there are a few other programs that I'd like to be included in BLAG: K3B, xcdroast, frozen-bubble and downloader for x.

K3B can't be included because it needs KDE goo. xcdroast could be included--I find it quite old skool though. Frozen Bubble is over 7 megs. You'd have to suggest something to be removed too. ;) d4x has been in past versions IIRC. It weighs a bit over a meg and could probably make it.

I made a 10001-alpha the other day--it was 699 megs... Anything that is added has to replace something else.

Whatever happens we have to keep BLAG as one CD regardless of whatever we take out of it as it makes distribution so easy and is a massive bonus over other distros.

I think the idea before of stripping internet based apps can be applied. GAIM or Xchat cannot be used without the internet. So we can assume anyone who wants them has the net and access to the repositories. We could ditch Firefox too. Sure it is a great browser and I use it too but again I have access to the net and a few minutes downloading won't kill me.

Synaptic makes it so easy for users to go through a catalogue of available applications. So we can remove things knowing even if people forget the apt commands they can still find them.

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